New Camera Advice

[magnus]

Under $600, your choices come down to the Nikon D3100 (right at $600), Pentax K-R (right at $600), and Canon T3 (around $500). Of those, the Pentax has the best still photo specs and the Nikon has the best combo of pics and 1080p movies. Nikon and Canon have a much greater selection of lenses (around 160 each vs 90 or so for Pentax).

If you're quick, Amazon has the Canon T2i on sale for $599 (usually $750-$800). http://www.amazon.com/Canon-T2i-Dig...ZJHQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323176535&sr=8-1 I just got one and can't wait for it to get here...should be today.

All come with 18-55mm lenses at this pricepoint.

I would suggest the Sony a33 more interesting than the above, though the K-R is a great but more traditional SLR.

 

[El Bastardo]

No video on the Sony...could be a dealbreaker.

 

[rams12bb]

Thanks for the input folks. Ordered the Canon t3i.

 

[dig-it]

Thanks for the input folks. Ordered the Canon t3i.

I`m sure you will enjoy it. Be sure to share a pic or 2 when you can.